Month: March 2005

Manchester City Football Club (“City”) have successfully appealed a High Court decision to award their former manager, Joe Royle, substantial damages arising from the termination of his employment contract. The decision of the Court of Appeal is an important one because it examines the intention of the parties to a contract in the context of …   Read more

A newspaper has failed in its attempt to rely on “Fair Dealing” as a defence for its use in comparative advertising of the copyright logos and front cover of a rival publication. News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun, were found liable for copyright infringement (as well as a related breach of contract) for copying …   Read more